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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Suspect arrested for murder of 74-year-old man in Phoenix
A suspect was arrested for the February murder of a 74-year-old man who was walking along a Phoenix street, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Chandler police release body-cam video of officer shooting teen in back
The Chandler Police Department released five minutes of body-cam footage Wednesday of the fatal shooting of an armed teenage boy from behind.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Tempe police investigating sexual abuse of female student near ASU
Police are searching for a suspect accused of sexually abusing a female Arizona State University student near the campus in Tempe on Wednesday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Arizona reports 1,154 new COVID-19 cases, 96 additional deaths Thursday
Arizona public health officials on Thursday reported 1,154 new coronavirus cases and 96 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021
1 killed, 2 injured in rollover accident on I-17 north of Phoenix
One person was killed and two others injured in a single-car rollover freeway accident north of Phoenix early Thursday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Walmart announces plan to invest $350B in U.S. manufacturing
Retail giant Walmart announced Wednesday that it plans to invest $350 billion over the next 10 years in products made, grown or assembled in America.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Child killed, others injured when hit by truck at Glendale Walmart
A 4-year-old girl has died after being hit by a truck at a Glendale Walmart on Wednesday morning, according to authorities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Arizona receives more than $8M in federal funds to combat homelessness
More than two dozen Arizona organizations working to combat homelessness will receive $8 million in federal funding, the Governor's Office announced Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 20214th Arizona-run mass COVID-19 vaccine site opens in Chandler
Arizona's fourth state-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site, the first in the East Valley, opened Wednesday in Chandler.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Watch Dr. Cara Christ at launch of Chandler state-run vaccine site
Watch Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, discuss COVID-19 vaccine distribution during the debut of the state-run site in Chandler.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021
Arizona reports 1,284 new COVID-19 cases, 29 additional deaths Wednesday
Arizona public health officials on Wednesday reported 1,284 new coronavirus cases and 29 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Phoenix man accused of shooting at girlfriend over cigarettes
A couple's argument over cigarettes led to the arrest of a Phoenix man accused of firing nearly a dozen times in his girlfriend's direction, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Maricopa County to keep prioritizing vaccinations for older residents
Maricopa County will keep prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations based on age even as more shots become available, local health leaders said Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Valley company looking to hire more than 50 for new, existing restaurants
The Humble Group of restaurants will be holding a job fair on Thursday and Friday for more than 50 positions at its new and existing restaurants.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Phoenix organization giving out free vouchers to support businesses
The Downtown Phoenix Partnership announced it will hand out 200 free $5 vouchers on Wednesday to support downtown businesses.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Arizona releases timeline for age-based COVID-19 vaccine prioritization
The Arizona Department of Health Services released an updated COVID-19 vaccine prioritization chart that shows a tentative guideline when each age group can receive the shot at state-run sites.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021
Arizona reports 849 new COVID-19 cases; death toll passes 16,000
Arizona on Tuesday reported 849 new coronavirus cases, the smallest daily increase since Nov. 30, and 81 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Pedestrian runs on to US 60 in Mesa, hit and killed by street sweeper
A pedestrian who ran onto a Phoenix-area freeway early Tuesday was hit and killed by a street sweeper, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Public invited for finishing touches of Phoenix Mural Project on Saturday
The public is invited to watch artists put the final touches on the 2021 Phoenix Mural Project along the Grand Canalscape from 15th Avenue to 7th Street on Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021ASU offering COVID-19 testing, other resources to staff at Arizona schools
ASU is partnering with the state's department of health to offer COVID-19 resources to K-12 staff at schools across the state in order to operate safely amid the pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Biometric facial comparison tech introduced at 2 Arizona entry ports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is introducing facial comparison technology at two Arizona ports of entry to automate the manual document checks required to enter and exit the country.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021Ducey makes interim director of Department of Revenue permanent
Gov. Doug Ducey announced Monday that Rob Woods, the interim director of the Arizona Department of Revenue, will assume the role permanently effective immediately.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021Phoenix replaces signage on 2 contentious street names
Phoenix installed new signs Monday for two streets whose names have long been considered objectionable.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021Meow Wolf scraps Phoenix art hotel project, has other plans for city
Two years after Meow Wolf announced plans for a unique art/hotel mashup in downtown Phoenix, the project has been scrapped.